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This 4 page paper examines the concept and emergence of the matrix organizational structure, looking at what it is, and considers the strengths and weaknesses of the structure. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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the presence of technology, pressures to increase value and efficiency and greater levels of specialization. It may be argued that the matrix structure is a structure which has developed as
a result of these influences with traditional approaches gradually changing in order to facilitate a more flexible approach. This can be considered by looking at the matrix structure has evolved,
with the matrix structure itself considered in terms of the advantages and the strategies once its development of manifestation is outlined. There are
different structures that organisations may adopt. The decision on how to structure the company depends on many factors including the value and culture of the firm and the attitude of
the senior management. The way that an organisation is structured may be broadly divided into three types; functional, divisional and matrix (Harris and Raviv, 2002). A functional structure is the
traditional hierarchy, with top down management. This can be seen as giving a high level of control to management, but can result in slow decision making and a lack of
communications across departments (Thompson, 2007, Harris and Raviv, 2002). The second type of structure is the divisional structure; this has been used successfully by many multinational and domestic firms. This
is where there is a hierarchy that reflects the products that are made or some other type of natural division, such as geographical locations, where each will have its own
structure an example of this was General Motors (GM) in the 1920s where there were divisions for the different types of vehicles they manufactured, a division for Chevrolets, one of
Cadillacs another for the GM trucks (Harris and Raviv, 2002). In the 1960s this was changed to a division by the function, such as HRM, engineering, manufacturing and public relations
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